Conch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ’Å‹k/, /kÉ’ntʃ/
• Rhymes: -É’Å‹k, -É’ntʃ

Alternative forms

• conk

Origin

From Latin concha from Ancient Greek κόγχη (konkhē, "mussel").

Full definition of conch

Noun

1. A marine gastropod of the family which lives in its own spiral shell.
2. The shell of this sea animal.
3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell.
4. A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to develop the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding; a concher or concher machine.

Verb

1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.